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Language and Sentence Skills

Grade 6 · Stretch challenge · 8 questions · Version PG-LIQ2WW-11HI

1.

Which sentence uses a colon correctly?A. Each student should bring his, her, or their notes. B. After the meeting, we revised the plan. C. Walking through the museum, Elena studied the portraits. D. The kit contains three tools: a ruler, a compass, and a protractor.

2.

Choose the correct pronoun agreement.A. The committee approved the proposal. B. The data were incomplete; the team repeated the trial. C. Walking through the museum, Elena studied the portraits. D. Each student should bring his, her, or their notes.

3.

Choose the correctly punctuated introductory phrase.A. The collection of maps is on the shelf. B. The role requires planning, writing, and revising. C. The committee approved the proposal. D. After the meeting, we revised the plan.

4.

Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?A. The data were incomplete; the team repeated the trial. B. The collection of maps is on the shelf. C. After the meeting, we revised the plan. D. Each student should bring his, her, or their notes.

5.

Which sentence maintains parallel structure?A. Each student should bring his, her, or their notes. B. The role requires planning, writing, and revising. C. The collection of maps is on the shelf. D. The committee approved the proposal.

6.

Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.A. Walking through the museum, Elena studied the portraits. B. The collection of maps is on the shelf. C. The committee approved the proposal. D. The kit contains three tools: a ruler, a compass, and a protractor.

7.

Which sentence avoids a misplaced modifier?A. Walking through the museum, Elena studied the portraits. B. The role requires planning, writing, and revising. C. The kit contains three tools: a ruler, a compass, and a protractor. D. The data were incomplete; the team repeated the trial.

8.

Which sentence uses the active voice?A. The kit contains three tools: a ruler, a compass, and a protractor. B. The committee approved the proposal. C. The collection of maps is on the shelf. D. The role requires planning, writing, and revising.

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  1. Which sentence uses a colon correctly?The kit contains three tools: a ruler, a compass, and a protractor.
  2. Choose the correct pronoun agreement.Each student should bring his, her, or their notes.
  3. Choose the correctly punctuated introductory phrase.After the meeting, we revised the plan.
  4. Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?The data were incomplete; the team repeated the trial.
  5. Which sentence maintains parallel structure?The role requires planning, writing, and revising.
  6. Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.The collection of maps is on the shelf.
  7. Which sentence avoids a misplaced modifier?Walking through the museum, Elena studied the portraits.
  8. Which sentence uses the active voice?The committee approved the proposal.

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